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December 7, 2024 Election
Parish of Calcasieu
Parishwide School Board Proposition
(MAINTENANCE MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION )

Shall the Calcasieu Parish School Board of the Parish of Calcasieu, State of Louisiana, under the provisions of Article 8, Section 13(C)(Third) of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, La. R.S. 39:701, et seq., and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, continue to levy and collect each year for a period of ten years beginning January 1, 2025, a special tax of 3.50 mills on the dollar of all property subject to taxation in the Parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, with collections from the levy of the tax estimated to be $11,246,437 for one entire year for the purpose of providing additional support for maintenance and operation of the public schools of Calcasieu Parish?

 

December 7, 2024 Election
Parish of Calcasieu
Parishwide School Board Proposition
(SALES TAX RENEWAL PROPOSITION)

Shall the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, under the provisions of Article 6, Section 29(B) of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, La. R.S. 47:338.54, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, for a period of ten years beginning July 1, 2025, be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one-half of one percent (½ of 1%), with collections from the tax estimated to be $35,745,144 for one entire year, upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, all presently or hereafter defined in La. R.S. 47:301 through La. R.S. 47:317, with the proceeds of the tax to be dedicated exclusively for supplementing the salaries and benefits of teachers and other employees of the Calcasieu Parish School Board?

 

December 7, 2024 Election
Parish of Calcasieu
Parishwide School Board Proposition
(SALES TAX RENEWAL PROPOSITION)

Shall the Calcasieu Parish School Board, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, under the provisions of Article 6, Section 29 of the Constitution of 1974 of the State of Louisiana, La. R.S. 33:2721.6, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, extend for a period of ten years beginning October 1, 2025, and be authorized to continue to levy and collect, and adopt an ordinance providing for such levy and collection, a tax of one-half of one percent (½ of 1%), with collections from the tax estimated to be $35,745,144 for one entire year, currently being collected upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, all presently or hereafter defined in La. R.S. 47:301 through La. R.S. 47:317, with the proceeds of the tax to be dedicated exclusively for supplementing the salaries of teachers and other employees of the Calcasieu Parish School Board?